The Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

General information
• The Twilight Saga is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance
novels, two companion novels, and one novella, written by American
author Stephenie Meyer. Released annually from 2005 through 2008,
the four books chart the later teen years of Isabella "Bella" Swan and a
104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told
primarily from Bella's point of view.
• The books have been adapted into The Twilight Saga series of motion
pictures by Summit Entertainment. The film adaptations of the first
three books were released in 2008, 2009, and 2010 respectively. The
fourth book is adapted into two full-length films—the first film being
released in November 2011, and the second film in November 2012.
Twilight
• Bella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to live with her
father in Forks, Washington. After moving to Forks, Bella finds
herself involuntarily drawn to a mysterious, handsome
boy, Edward Cullen and eventually learns that he is a member
of a vampire family which drinks animal blood rather than
human blood. Edward and Bella fall in love, while James, a
sadistic vampire from another coven, is drawn to hunt down
Bella. Edward and the other Cullens defend Bella. She escapes
to Phoenix, where she is tricked into confronting James, who
tries to kill her. She is seriously wounded, but Edward rescues
her and they return to Forks.
New Moon
• Edward and his family leave Forks because he believes he is
endangering Bella's life. Bella goes into a depression until she
develops a strong friendship with Jacob Black, who she discovers can
shape-shift into a wolf. Jacob and the other wolves in his tribe must
protect her from Victoria, a vampire seeking to avenge the death of her
mate James. Due to a misunderstanding, Edward believes Bella is
dead. Edward decides to commit suicide in Volterra, Italy, but is
stopped by Bella. They meet with the Volturi, a powerful vampire
coven, and are released only on the condition that Bella be turned into
a vampire in the near future. Bella and Edward are reunited, and she
and the Cullens return to Forks.
Eclipse
• Victoria has created an army of "newborn" vampires to battle the
Cullen family and murder Bella for revenge. Meanwhile, Bella is
compelled to choose between her relationship with Edward and her
friendship with Jacob. Edward's vampire family and Jacob's werewolf
pack join forces to successfully destroy Victoria and her vampire army.
In the end, Bella chooses Edward's love over Jacob's friendship and
agrees to marry Edward.
Breaking Down
• Bella and Edward are married, but their honeymoon is cut short when
Bella discovers that she is pregnant. Her pregnancy progresses rapidly,
severely weakening her. She nearly dies giving birth to her and
Edward's half-vampire-half-human daughter, Renesmee. Edward
injects Bella with his venom to save her life and turns her into a
vampire. A vampire from another coven sees Renesmee and mistakes
her for an "immortal child". The Cullens gather vampire witnesses
who can verify that Renesmee is not an immortal child. After an
intense confrontation, the Cullens and their witnesses convince the
Volturi that the child poses no danger to vampires or their secret, and
they are left in peace by the Volturi.
Life and Death
• On October 6, 2015, Little, Brown and Company released the Twilight
Tenth Anniversary/Life and Death Dual Edition, which includes a
nearly-400 page reimagining of the novel with Edward and Bella
gender-swapped as Edythe and Beau. The reimagined novel has a
more conclusive ending, seemingly precluding its continuation
through the remaining three Twilight novels.

Midnight Sun
• Midnight Sun is a 2020 companion novel to the 2005 book Twilight by
author Stephenie Meyer. The work retells the events of Twilight from
the perspective of Edward Cullen instead of that of the series' usual
narrating character Bella Swan. Meyer stated that Twilight was to be
the only book from the series that she planned to rewrite from
Edward's perspective.
Main characters
• Bella Swan: The protagonist of the series, teenager Bella is a
perpetually clumsy "danger magnet" with dark brown hair and brown
eyes. She is often portrayed as having low self-esteem and unable to
comprehend Edward's love for her. She has an immunity to
supernatural abilities involving the mind, such as Edward's mind-
reading ability.
• Edward Cullen: Edward is a vampire who lives with a coven of like-
minded vampires known as the Cullen family, who feed on animals
rather than humans. Like some vampires, Edward has a supernatural
ability: mind reading. It allows him to read anyone's thoughts within a
few miles' radius. Bella is immune to his power as a human.
• Jacob Black: A minor character in the first novel, Jacob is introduced
as a member of the Quileute tribe. He resurfaces in New Moon with a
larger role as Bella's best friend as she struggles through her
depression over losing Edward. Although he is in love with Bella, she
initially sees him as just her best friend. He and other tribe members
can shape-shift into wolves.